Mage Kit

Summary: I woke up... My dream always the same... That day in my nightmares... Will never go away..

The Attack

"Molly!
Don’t do that!" Grandma whispered strictly. "They’ll take you away
from me just like they did to your mama!" I was sitting on the edge of my
small bed in my small dark room. My lamp flickered making Grandma's face seem
so much scarier.

Grandma
was leaning against my door post; face as hard as stone, her know-it-all gray
eyes staring accusingly at me. She was a tall, strongly built woman in her
seventies. Her hair gray was twisted in a tight bun on the top of her head. Her
face was wrinkled, showing her age. Her body, on the other hand, was wide and
firm.

I
looked at Grandma with innocent eyes, "I was just washing my face! I
wasn’t doing anything…"Grandma's eyes hardened. "I may not be able to
see your magic… but I know when you use it! I could see it on your face." She stared
at me for a few moments more and a sigh escaped her lips. She walked into the room and sat beside me.
She took me in to her arms and cradled me with all the warmth she could muster.

"I
know that you need to use your power or it will go out of control… but not in
these times and especially not when there so close. We're in a war! I don’t
want anyone taken away from me… not again…" I felt a drop of water fall on
my cheek, I dared not move, and I barely breathed. I knew she was thinking of
mama.

I
breathed in deep and mustered the courage to whisper, "Don’t worry Grandma,
I'm not going anywhere. I'll be careful, I promise." She hugged me closer.

"Don’t
make promises you can't keep," she told me. "Its late… why don’t you
go to sleep…" She kissed my forehead and left the room.

I
looked at my hands; I will never make Grandma cry again! I swore to
myself before washing my face, crawling into bed and falling into a deep sleep.
Not knowing that the promise I made
myself would come true.

In
my dream I saw men in red uniforms, they were carrying swords and marching up
the road to my house. While they were marching' they chanted, as if they were
casting a spell. A few moments past as they continued they're way up the path,
and then all at once they stopped both the chanting and the marching. Not a
soldier steered, yet right in front of the procession a red glowing ball
appeared and was hurled in to the sky.

BOOM!

I sat
up. I was in my bed. Its was just a dream, I told myself…. It was
just a dream…!

BOOM!

This
time I was certain that it was not a dream. Something was exploding and it was
close. My body went numb. I was terrified. I didn’t know what to do,
what to expect! I heard foot steps heading in my direction. Who could it be?
What should I do?! If only my body would move! My body was locked in place
from fear. All I could do is listen to the footsteps get louder and wonder if I
would survive.

I
started to panic. The footsteps were right outside my door. Maybe they would
pass… Of course I was wrong. The door opened with no sound. I panicked and
threw with all the power I could a string of harsh wind.

"Child,
do not do that! You could have knocked me to the ground with that!" Nina,
my mama's best friend, said forcibly. "Now get up and put on your robe! We
need to move now!" as I pulled my robe on Nina grabbed a few of my cloths,
my shoes and a box of my magic charms. "Out the window, NOW!" Nina
ordered. I knew better than to refuse. I jumped out of my window and looked
back to see my cloths and shoes thrown at me. Behind them came Nina.

"Put
your shoes on and get your stuff, quickly! We need to move." I slipped my
shoes on and grabbed my stuff. What's going on? Whys she so scared? I
looked Nina over.

Nina,
a woman that was usually so calm, was in her nightgown. Her blond hair was everywhere and her green
eyes were wild. Her panicked looks made me all the more scared. I had a feeling
that this was all related to the explosions. "Where is Grandma?"

She
looked at me with sad eyes, "she's not coming sweety… no time to waste
lets make a run for it!" Nina said. Her slim body sprinted towards the
forest. I ran after her, not knowing what to do. I looked back at my house, my
eyes widened. What I saw was not my calm loving home… I saw a building on fire with burned
fields all around it, and a smell of burnt flesh drifting in the night air.

I started to cry but I kept on running, knowing that my home, my friends and my
family were all vanishing. The place I called my home was in ashes.

My
life was changed forever... and the Condemners where to blame.

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Elizabeth Robbins:
4.5 starsAs far as apocalypse stories go, this one took a new direction. I'm glad someone finally addressed the need for a vampire apocalypse! This is sort of a multi-genre festival of delights. With hints of forced societies, vamps, hunters, romance, apocalypse, government conspiracy, and thrill...

ga1984:
I really enjoyed it! Characters were deep and plot was pretty complex. A bit on the violent side but it doesnt detract from the story. Very dark but situations make sense. Ends kinda abruptly and later chapters will need some editing work. I'm assuming there's more in the works?

Alice Liu:
Whoa! I've been wondering how would the Maurauders react to Harry's life and here we go! YOU ARE THE BEST! All the characters are consistent with their personalities shown in the book! I love how you compare Lily with Molly and it's definitely true for her being a mother! I wish Peter comes have ...

Schaelz:
I was intrigued from the second I started reading, and it kept my interest the whole way through. Chelsea has a way with words that will enchant you until the very end. She is very poetic with the way she mixes genres and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The main character is also very relat...

Lauren Suzmeyan-Raine:
I'm so glad you found a place to post your stories. I was horrified when I saw yours had been taken down, they are definitely the best 'reading' stories I've ever read. And I've made it my business to read every one I can. Well done.Lauren

ernbelle:
When I first started this story I was a little unsettled by all of the information that appears in the prologue, and wasn't sure if I would continue. However, I am very glad I did. The plot was very well thought out and really interesting. There were not any page breaks or markers to acknowledge ...

Hawkebat:
Playing both Kotor I & II and Swtor I found the story line interesting and it held me until chapter 35 Very good story and plot flow until then, very few technical errors. I felt that the main character was a bit under and over powered, as it fought for balance. The last few chapters felt too f...

MavisMcQueen:
"To Live Again" is a well crafted, highly engaging, heart vibrating tale surrounding our favorite Elven King. The author will keep you engrossed until the very end and by that time you will feel so strongly for Clara and the other characters that you will never want it to end...like ever. Thrandu...

Tiffany Thomson:
This story is not something I would normally pick up and read but I'm so glad I did, I wasn't able to put it down and my husband was yelling at me at 3am to put it down and go to bed (just waited for him to doze back off before picking it back up) I really hope Natalie brings out another book eit...

Deleted User:
This is a very clever story in the style of 19th century (and turn of the century) Gothic writing, very reminiscent of Stevenson's The Body Snatchers or even of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (less so of Frankenstein itself, since the author is more minimalist than Shelley's florid, Romantic rhetoric). ...